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  • Mozart in Paris

    Mar 25, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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    May 13, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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    Feb 11, 2023 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Holidays with Gemma New

    Dec 17, 2022 Saturday – 3:00 pm

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  • Cameron Crozman Plays Dvořák

    Nov 12, 2022 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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    Oct 22, 2022 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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  • Gemma Conducts Rachmaninoff

    Sep 24, 2022 Saturday – 7:30 pm

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    Apr 03, 2023 Monday – 5:30 pm

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    May 04, 2023 Thursday – 7:30 pm

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    Dec 16, 2022 Friday – 7:30 pm

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    Dec 18, 2022 Sunday – 2:00 pm

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    • Blog March 28, 2023

      Get to know Composer Franz Schubert

      By HPO Composer-In-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte Part 1. Discover the World of Franz Schubert I am so excited to have Franz Schubert (1797-1828 – yes, he died at only 31 years of age) as …

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    • Blog March 20, 2023

      Canadian Composer Fellow Jesse Plessis

      In 2021, Jesse Plessis became one of our 21-22 season composer fellows! Now it’s time to premiere his new work composed while working with the HPO: Forma Divina. A Canadian composer of Métis he…

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    • News March 16, 2023

      HPO Composer Festival celebrates Franz Schubert in April 

      HAMILTON, ON – We are looking forward to a busy month of April at the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with our annual Composer Festival. After a few years of virtual composer festivals, we can’t …

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    • News March 15, 2023

      HPO’s Leslie Newman takes the spotlight at Mozart in Paris

      HAMILTON, ON – The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra is thrilled to present our next Mainstage concert, Mozart in Paris, on March 25 at 7:30pm. We welcome Pierre Simard as Guest Conductor and HPO Prin…

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    • Blog March 7, 2023

      Miles Hearn and Bill Phillips: Remembering the lives of two former HPO musicians

      Miles Hearn and Bill Phillips, two former members of our orchestra, have sadly passed away this winter. The HPO expresses our sincere condolences to the family and friends of both musicians. Miles Hea…

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  • What are some of Franz Schubert’s most well-known works? Did Schubert ever meet Beethoven? What is a Schubertiade? 

Find out in our latest blog by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, “Get to know Composer Franz Schubert”!
 
Click the link in our bio to read the blog! 

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#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Music #History #Schubert #FranzSchubert #Classical #Orchestral #Composer #Romanticera #Piano #HamOnt

    What are some of Franz Schubert’s most well-known works? Did Schubert ever meet Beethoven? What is a Schubertiade? Find out in our latest blog by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, “Get to know Composer Franz Schubert”! Click the link in our bio to read the blog! . . . #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Music #History #Schubert #FranzSchubert #Classical #Orchestral #Composer #Romanticera #Piano #HamOnt

  • #TBT to February when our String Duo performed some #Schubert pieces at the #HPL 🎻

Here's a short clip of them playing Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade" (or "Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel"), followed by "Wohin?" (or "Whither")🎵

Discover and enjoy even more Franz Schubert music during our Composer Festival throughout first half of April! 

It starts this Saturday, April 1st, with our FREE Schubert Community Recital at St. Paul's United Church (Dundas) at 2pm.

Then, meet us at Shawn and Ed's Brewing Co. at 5:30pm this Monday for our Schubert Happy Hour event, complete with live music and a flight of beer!

(Advance tickets are just $35)

Visit our website to see all of our upcoming events (LINK IN BIO):
https://www.hpo.org/composer-festival/

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#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamOnt #Festival #Song #Composer #Lieder #music #history #live #recital #performance #Hamilton #dundashamilton #strings #brass #franzschubert

    #TBT to February when our String Duo performed some #Schubert pieces at the #HPL 🎻 Here's a short clip of them playing Schubert's "Gretchen am Spinnrade" (or "Marguerite at the Spinning Wheel"), followed by "Wohin?" (or "Whither")🎵 Discover and enjoy even more Franz Schubert music during our Composer Festival throughout first half of April! It starts this Saturday, April 1st, with our FREE Schubert Community Recital at St. Paul's United Church (Dundas) at 2pm. Then, meet us at Shawn and Ed's Brewing Co. at 5:30pm this Monday for our Schubert Happy Hour event, complete with live music and a flight of beer! (Advance tickets are just $35) Visit our website to see all of our upcoming events (LINK IN BIO): https://www.hpo.org/composer-festival/ . . . #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #HamOnt #Festival #Song #Composer #Lieder #music #history #live #recital #performance #Hamilton #dundashamilton #strings #brass #franzschubert

  • Our next Mainstage concert, An Evening with Schubert, is just a few weekends away!

This event is the last in our Schubert Composer Festival from April 1 to 15. Sarah Ioannides conducts, and London Ontario-born soprano Alexandra Smither is our soloist ✨

🎵 An Evening with Schubert 
📍  FirstOntario Concert Hall 
📅 Sat. April 15 
🕛 7:30 pm 
 
Concert Program: 

▪️ Beethoven: Egmont Overture 
▪️ Schubert: Ave Maria 
▪️ Zosha di Castri: Dear Life (Words and lyrics adapted from the story by Alice Munro, Adaptation by Merilyn Simonds)
▪️ Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, “The Great” 

Click the link in our bio for tickets to this season's concerts! 

Thank you to our lead sponsor Effort Trust for supporting this event. 
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@sarah.ioannides @AlexandraSmither #ZoshaDiCastri 
#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Symphony #Orchestra #Music #LiveMusic #Hamilton #HamOnt #Burlington #BurlOn #Schubert #Classical #Alicemunro #Canadian #Composer #Author #Story #Books

    Our next Mainstage concert, An Evening with Schubert, is just a few weekends away! This event is the last in our Schubert Composer Festival from April 1 to 15. Sarah Ioannides conducts, and London Ontario-born soprano Alexandra Smither is our soloist ✨ 🎵 An Evening with Schubert 📍 FirstOntario Concert Hall 📅 Sat. April 15 🕛 7:30 pm Concert Program: ▪️ Beethoven: Egmont Overture ▪️ Schubert: Ave Maria ▪️ Zosha di Castri: Dear Life (Words and lyrics adapted from the story by Alice Munro, Adaptation by Merilyn Simonds) ▪️ Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, “The Great” Click the link in our bio for tickets to this season's concerts! Thank you to our lead sponsor Effort Trust for supporting this event. . . . @sarah.ioannides @AlexandraSmither #ZoshaDiCastri #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Symphony #Orchestra #Music #LiveMusic #Hamilton #HamOnt #Burlington #BurlOn #Schubert #Classical #Alicemunro #Canadian #Composer #Author #Story #Books

  • Today’s Talk & Tea was SOLD OUT! 

We are delighted to host many music-loving members of our community and to be joined by HPO composer fellows Cadu Verdan and Jesse Plessis. Our Talk & Tea guests had the pleasure of listening to Jesse perform some pieces on piano by other composers we will hear at tomorrow's concert as well!

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Thank you to Caroline Place Retirement Residence for sponsoring our Talk & Tea series. 

Caroline Place offers a vibrant and inviting community for older adults with a variety of activities and programming in the heart of downtown Hamilton. Learn more about Caroline Place and what they have to offer residents at:

https://caroline-place.com/come-live-in-the-heart-of-hamilton/
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Click the link in our bio for live tickets to Mozart in Paris tomorrow at 7:30pm, or to purchase the online broadcast of this concert available next week!

📷 1: Talk & Tea guests with Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte (left), Composer Fellow Cadu Verdan (middle), and Composer Fellow Jesse Plessis (right)
📷 2: Jesse Plessis performing on piano
📷 3: Talk & Tea guests in rehearsals
📷 4: Talk & Tea volunteers and Abigail Richardson-Schulte
📷 5: Our sponsor Caroline Place Retirement Residence
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#HPO #Mozart #Talk #Ravel #Ibert #French #Music #History #Piano #Composer #HamOnt #BurlOn

    Today’s Talk & Tea was SOLD OUT! We are delighted to host many music-loving members of our community and to be joined by HPO composer fellows Cadu Verdan and Jesse Plessis. Our Talk & Tea guests had the pleasure of listening to Jesse perform some pieces on piano by other composers we will hear at tomorrow's concert as well! 🏘️ Thank you to Caroline Place Retirement Residence for sponsoring our Talk & Tea series. Caroline Place offers a vibrant and inviting community for older adults with a variety of activities and programming in the heart of downtown Hamilton. Learn more about Caroline Place and what they have to offer residents at: https://caroline-place.com/come-live-in-the-heart-of-hamilton/ 🏘️ Click the link in our bio for live tickets to Mozart in Paris tomorrow at 7:30pm, or to purchase the online broadcast of this concert available next week! 📷 1: Talk & Tea guests with Composer-in-Residence Abigail Richardson-Schulte (left), Composer Fellow Cadu Verdan (middle), and Composer Fellow Jesse Plessis (right) 📷 2: Jesse Plessis performing on piano 📷 3: Talk & Tea guests in rehearsals 📷 4: Talk & Tea volunteers and Abigail Richardson-Schulte 📷 5: Our sponsor Caroline Place Retirement Residence . . . #HPO #Mozart #Talk #Ravel #Ibert #French #Music #History #Piano #Composer #HamOnt #BurlOn

  • This week is the LAST CHANCE to get tickets to Mozart in Paris on March 25! 

🎵 See Pierre Simard as Guest Conductor and HPO Principal Flute Leslie Newman as this concert's soloist. Hear works from Mozart, Ravel, Ibert, Samy Moussa and our Composer Fellow Jesse Plessis. 

🎵 Mozart in Paris 
📍 FirstOntario Concert Hall 
📅 Sat. March 25 
🕛 7:30 pm 
*Online Viewing Available* 
 
🎵 Click the link in our bio for tickets! 

Thank you to our lead sponsor Alan and Marlies Clark for supporting this event. 
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#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Symphony #Orchestra #Music #LiveMusic #Hamilton #HamOnt #Burlington #BurlOn #Mozart #Classical

    This week is the LAST CHANCE to get tickets to Mozart in Paris on March 25! 🎵 See Pierre Simard as Guest Conductor and HPO Principal Flute Leslie Newman as this concert's soloist. Hear works from Mozart, Ravel, Ibert, Samy Moussa and our Composer Fellow Jesse Plessis. 🎵 Mozart in Paris 📍 FirstOntario Concert Hall 📅 Sat. March 25 🕛 7:30 pm *Online Viewing Available* 🎵 Click the link in our bio for tickets! Thank you to our lead sponsor Alan and Marlies Clark for supporting this event. . . . #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Symphony #Orchestra #Music #LiveMusic #Hamilton #HamOnt #Burlington #BurlOn #Mozart #Classical

  • Come celebrate music-making with our community! 

On Saturday, April 1 at 2pm, we kick off our Schubert Composer Festival with our Community Recital at St. Paul's United Church in Dundas. 

At this FREE event, community musicians of all ages and levels of experience will perform short works or movements by Franz Schubert and his contemporaries. HPO's string ensemble will also perform music by Schubert.

Click the link in our bio to learn about all of our Schubert Composer Festival events.

We can't wait to see you there!

#HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Composer #Festival #Community #Recital #Schubert #Music #Performance #HamOnt #Hamilton #Dundas #DundasHamilton #Ancaster #Orchestra #Strings

    Come celebrate music-making with our community! On Saturday, April 1 at 2pm, we kick off our Schubert Composer Festival with our Community Recital at St. Paul's United Church in Dundas. At this FREE event, community musicians of all ages and levels of experience will perform short works or movements by Franz Schubert and his contemporaries. HPO's string ensemble will also perform music by Schubert. Click the link in our bio to learn about all of our Schubert Composer Festival events. We can't wait to see you there! #HPO #HamiltonPhilharmonic #Composer #Festival #Community #Recital #Schubert #Music #Performance #HamOnt #Hamilton #Dundas #DundasHamilton #Ancaster #Orchestra #Strings

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